AP US History Name______Period______

Chapter

7 / Study Guide / The Road to Revolution
1763-1775
Terms and Names: Define each term with complete sentences, using your own words
A.  Republicanism
B.  “radical Whig” ideology
C.  mercantilism
D.  “royal veto”
E.  John Hancock
F.  George Grenville
G.  Sugar Act
H.  Quartering Act
I.  Stamp Act
J.  Admiralty courts
K.  “virtual representation” / L.  Stamp Act Congress
M.  King George III
N.  Declaratory Act
O.  Charles Townshend
P.  Lord North
Q.  Samuel Adams
R.  Committees of correspondence
S.  Quebec Act
T.  Continental Congress
U.  The Association

Short Answer: Carefully answer each question in paragraph form using information from the text.

1.  What were the benefits of mercantilism for the American colonies? What were the drawbacks?

2.  Discuss the Stamp Act Crisis. What were the legal, financial and social factors connected to the American resistance to this law?

3.  Describe the influence of “radical Whig” ideology on the American reaction to British rule.

4.  Explain the American use of a nonimportation movement to protest the Stamp Act.

5.  Explain the Townshend Duty Act and why Americans resisted this trade tax even though it was an external tax.

6.  Explain the meaning of the word propaganda and use the Boston Massacre as an example of the employment of propaganda by patriots in Boston.

7.  Explain the causes of the Boston Tea Party in terms of the provisions of the Tea Act of 1773 and its economic impact in the Boston area.

8.  List the Intolerable Acts and explain their purpose as well as their impact on Britain's relationship with the American colonies.

9.  Discuss the First Continental Congress and list its major accomplishments.

10. Explain the circumstances and impact of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and explain why these opening shots are referred to as "the shots heard `round the world."

11. Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the British against those of the Americans at the outset of the conflict.

12. Discuss the role of African Americans on both sides of the conflict between England and the colonies.